Deadline reported the 69-year-old actor will be honored at the annual awards show Jan. 6 in Beverly Hills, Calif.

"The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is delighted to bestow the 2019 Cecil B. deMille Award on Jeff Bridges. Bridges' brilliant body of work actress diverse genres has captured the hearts and minds of audiences for more than six decades," HFPA president Meher Tatna said in a statement.

"We look forward to celebrating 'the Dude' and his remarkable career and philanthropic achievements at the upcoming Golden Globe Awards," he added, referencing Bridges' iconic role as The Dude in The Big Lebowski.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association confirmed the news in a tweet Monday on the Golden Globe Awards official Twitter account.

Bridges made his big-screen debut in the 1970 movie Halls of Anger and went on to star in such films as Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Starman, The Contender, Crazy HeartTrue Grit and Hell or High Water. He is slated to star in a new Reed Morano movie with Diane Lane.

Jeff Bridges handprint ceremony at TCL Chinese Theatre

Actor Jeff Bridges participates in a hand and footprint ceremony immortalizing him in the forecourt of TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's) in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on January 6, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Actor Jeff Bridges participates in a hand and footprint ceremony immortalizing him in the forecourt of TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's) in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on January 6, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Actor Jeff Bridges participates in a hand and footprint ceremony immortalizing him in the forecourt of TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's) in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on January 6, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Actor Jeff Bridges is joined by his wife Susan Geston during a hand and footprint ceremony immortalizing him in the forecourt of TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's) in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on January 6, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Actor Jeff Bridges is joined by actress Sharon Stone during a hand and footprint ceremony immortalizing him in the forecourt of TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's) in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on January 6, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Actor Jeff Bridges participates in a hand and footprint ceremony immortalizing him in the forecourt of TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's) in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on January 6, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Actor Jeff Bridges participates in a hand and footprint ceremony immortalizing him in the forecourt of TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's) in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on January 6, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Actor Jeff Bridges participates in a hand and footprint ceremony immortalizing him in the forecourt of TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's) in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on January 6, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Actor Jeff Bridges participates in a hand and footprint ceremony immortalizing him in the forecourt of TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's) in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on January 6, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Actor Jeff Bridges participates in a hand and footprint ceremony immortalizing him in the forecourt of TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's) in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on January 6, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Actor Jeff Bridges participates in a hand and footprint ceremony immortalizing him in the forecourt of TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's) in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on January 6, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Actor Jeff Bridges participates in a hand and footprint ceremony immortalizing him in the forecourt of TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's) in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on January 6, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Actor Jeff Bridges is joined by TCL Chairman Li during a hand and footprint ceremony immortalizing Bridges in the forecourt of TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's) in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on January 6, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Actor Jeff Bridges is joined by his wife Susan Geston during a hand and footprint ceremony immortalizing him in the forecourt of TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's) in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on January 6, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Actor Jeff Bridges hand & footprint are on display during a hand and footprint ceremony immortalizing him in the forecourt of TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's) in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on January 6, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Actor Jeff Bridges participates in a hand and footprint ceremony immortalizing him in the forecourt of TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's) in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on January 6, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Actor Jeff Bridges participates in a hand and footprint ceremony immortalizing him in the forecourt of TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's) in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on January 6, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Actor Jeff Bridges acknowledges his wife Susan Geston during a hand and footprint ceremony immortalizing him in the forecourt of TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's) in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on January 6, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Actor Jeff Bridges is joined by director Peter Bogdanovich during a hand and footprint ceremony immortalizing Bridges in the forecourt of TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's) in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on January 6, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Actor Jeff Bridges participates in a hand and footprint ceremony immortalizing him in the forecourt of TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's) in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on January 6, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Actor Jeff Bridges participates in a hand and footprint ceremony immortalizing him in the forecourt of TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's) in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on January 6, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Actor Jeff Bridges is joined by his wife Susan Geston during a hand and footprint ceremony immortalizing him in the forecourt of TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's) in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on January 6, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Actor Jeff Bridges participates in a hand and footprint ceremony immortalizing him in the forecourt of TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's) in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on January 6, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo